Shaft or pole support.



No. 696,552. Patented Apr. |1902'. E. B. DIKEMAN. SHAFT 0B POLE SUPPORT,

[Application 'med nec. 5. 1901; (No Model.)

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EDMUND B. DIKEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHAFT @Fl POLE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 696,552, dated .April 1, 1902.`

Application tiled December 5, 1901. Serial No. 84,722. (No model.)

To all wtmn, t ntf/,y concern.-

Be it known that I, EDMUND B. DIKEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaft and Pole Supports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whiclrit appertains to make and use the same.

The in veution relates to shaft-supports,and more particularly to a device to be attached to the stationary ears of the axle to which the thill-iron is bolted and which will support the shafts in their elevated position when the Vehicle is sheltered in a barn, stable, or under a shed and the horse detached.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which shall be simple of construction, durable in use, comparatively inexpensive of production, and which may be easily and quickly applied to and removed from the Vehicle.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which 'will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective View of a fragment of a vehicleaxle, one of the shafts connected thereto, andv my invention, the' latter being shown to support the shaft in an elevated position. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the support removed7 and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same.

In the accompanying drawings, l denotes the ears attached to the axle and between which the thill-iron 2 is pivoted by a bolt 3.

Il denotes the shaft-support, which consists of a plate 5, having a recess 6, which snugly fits one of the ears. The flange 7 and the swell portion 8 hear against the edges of the ear and prevent the plate from twisting when it supports the Weight of the shafts. The

bolt 3 is passed through the aperture 6 and a nut placed upon the bolt, thus securely clamping the plate 5 in an upright position. In the upper part of the plate is formed a vertical chamber or slot 9, in which the arm 10 is adapted to lie when the device is not .in use. The said arm has a loose pivotal and sliding connection with the plate through the medium of the pin ll and thew slot l2, formed in the arm. Communicating with the upper end of the chamber 9 is an opening 13, through which the arm l0 is adapted to slide after being swung up to a horizontal position or at right angles to the plate 5. When in this position, the arm is adapted to lie in the path of movement of the shaft, so that when said shaft is elevated and the arm is swung up and slid under the same the shaft will be supported in its elevated position. To hold the arm in its chamber when not in use, I place a bow-spring let in the chamber between the arm and one of the side walls of the chamber and sec'ure the same in position by passing thepinllthroughit. Vhenthearmisseated in its chamber, the tension exerted by the spring will cause said arm to remain in its closed position and prevent any rattling or noise. The lower end of the arm is formed with a finger-piece l5 to enable the operator to readily swing the arm up.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and details of construction maybe made withyin the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A shaft-support consisting of a vertical plate, the lower end of which is adapted to be secured to the fixed ears of the coupling, the upper portion formed with avertical chamber, and an arm having a longitudinal slot engaging' a pivot-pin in said chamber and adapted to seat in said chamber when. not in use and a spring secured in said chamber and adapted to hold said arm in its seat or chamber, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witmesses.

EDMUND B. DIKEMAN. lVitnesses:

MAUDE B. SMITH, JOHN OsTERHoUsE.

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